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#2811CD

#2811cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2811cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 6.67% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.49% cyan, 91.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 247.34°, with 84.68% saturation and 43.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.04.

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Relative luminance0.0526

Complementary

  1. #2811cd
  2. #b6cd11

Split complementary

  1. #2811cd
  2. #cd8611
  3. #58cd11

Analogous

  1. #1158cd
  2. #2811cd
  3. #8611cd

Triadic

  1. #2811cd
  2. #cd2811
  3. #11cd28

Tetradic

  1. #2811cd
  2. #cd11b6
  3. #b6cd11
  4. #11cd28

Square

  1. #2811cd
  2. #cd1158
  3. #b6cd11
  4. #11cd86

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0540
  2. #1a0b86
  3. #2811cd
  4. #523cef
  5. #9082f5

Shades

#2811cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2811cd
  2. #240fb9
  3. #200ea4
  4. #1c0c90
  5. #180a7b
  6. #140967
  7. #100752
  8. #0c053e
  9. #080329
  10. #040215
  11. #000000

Tints

#2811cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2811cd
  2. #3e29d2
  3. #5341d7
  4. #6958dc
  5. #7e70e1
  6. #9488e6
  7. #a9a0eb
  8. #bfb8f0
  9. #d4cff5
  10. #eae7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2811cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2811cd
  2. #311cc5
  3. #3a27be
  4. #4232b6
  5. #4b3dae
  6. #5449a7
  7. #5d549f
  8. #665f97
  9. #6e6a8f
  10. #777588
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38348f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0044a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2811cd {
  color: #2811cd;
}
Background
.bg-2811cd {
  background-color: #2811cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2811cd {
  border: 2px solid #2811cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2811cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 17 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 85% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2811cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2811cd, #8611cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2811cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 17 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.04 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.44 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.44 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.59 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.79 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.41 #d7ee32 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2811cd  rgb(40, 17, 205)  hsl(247, 85%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#b6cd11  rgb(182, 205, 17)  hsl(67, 85%, 44%)  Pear
#cd2811  rgb(205, 40, 17)  hsl(7, 85%, 44%)  Rosso Corsa
#11cd28  rgb(17, 205, 40)  hsl(127, 85%, 44%)  Lime Green